Tagged: Payment Systems

December 27, 2023 @ 5:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Payments Canada they aim to dedicate resources to the delivery, operation and governance of payment systems that are innovative, secure and globally connected. As the fourth quarter of 2023 is quickly coming to a close, Tracey Black, the President and CEO at Payments Canada,… Read More

February 5, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 7:47 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, today announced the company is accepting cryptocurrency for payment for goods and services from BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services. RM Sotheby’s said the ability to accept cryptocurrency enables it… Read More

July 8, 2021 @ 7:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Smart point of sale (POS) use is expected to nearly triple over the next five years, new data from Juniper Research suggests. Smart POS systems blend loyalty and analytics directly into the terminal and work nicely with the growing use of digital payments and QR… Read More

February 14, 2021 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Coinbase recently explained how the company is building digital payments systems. Coinbase says that it aims to create an open financial system for consumers and businesses across the globe. The Coinbase Payments team’s mission is “to empower customers to move money in… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stephen McKeon and Derek Schloss from Collab+Currency (Collaborative Fund) have noted that they’ve invested in LUNA, which is a digital token that backs the Terra ecosystem of stablecoins (virtual currencies pegged 1-to-1 with real-world assets like the US dollar or commodities like gold). McKeon and… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BillGO, a U.S.-based bill pay and real-time payment systems provider, announced on Monday it has launched a bill pay relief hub specifically for Americans who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to BillGO, the payment relief can come in a variety of forms, including:… Read More